A day in the life: Ever since carly pope got "popular, " she's barely had enough time to take a catnap. Follow her around for a day to find out what keeps her from catching more zzzzs.

17 hours with Carly Pope:

THE ALARM AGAIN.
Snooze bar again.

8:00 a.m.- I decide i just can't afford to hit the snooze bar one more time so I get up and get dressed. Im a breakfast person-I usually have a big breakfast, like pancakes with fruit-but today all I have time for is strawberries and green tea, which I add honey and lemon to. I can only take a few sips before im out the door.

8:20 a.m.- I drive past one of my favorite haunts, Starbucks on Sunset Blvd, but decide not to go in for two reasons: One, im in a rush, and two, im trying to avoid caffine (green tea has very little). Drinking coffee was becomming such a routine that I thought it might be a good idea to cut back. I've limited myself to one coffee drink (usually an expresso) a week.

8:30 a.m.- I drive on the studio lot, park my car, get to the "popular" set and go straight into hair and makeup. They allocate an hour and a half for both, but it usually takes me just under an hour because I come in with dry hair from having washed it the night before. Im familiar with my lines, but I have to look over the script again to make sure i've got everything down.

9:42 a.m.- Today we're filming a courtroom scene. The school is putting on a mock trial. Because this is our thrid day of filming, we call it "courtroom hell." Everything takes hours, its really a grind. Delirium has kicked in- our saving grace!

2:10 p.m.- Break for lunch. I have the usual- tuna, rice, some sesame seeds and a "female toner" tea, which helps me maintain proper balance. I like all kinds of traditional medicinal teas, and I recommend them; they've got something for every female "occasion."

2:30 p.m.- I still have about a half hour left on my break so I take a 20 minute nap in my trailer. When I wake up I pick up my new indulgence, Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice. Though i've already seen the movie, im finding the book extremely fullfilling.

3:10 p.m.- Back to the set for four more hours of our mock court session.

7:20 p.m.- We don't break for dinner because we have Craft services and we can get something to eat whenever we want. I'll usually make myself a peanut butter sandwich (an energy kick) and of course there are jelly beans, which I have no control over- I just have to be careful of the sugar crash (not a good way to work).

9:20 p.m.- Im not needed on the set for the next 20 minutes so I go back to my trailer. I'd be nice if I could just leave the set to go for a drive or just walk around, but things change so quickly and then you have to worry about being back on time. Luckily, my friend Jade and her brother Benny drop by to say hello.

12:31 a.m.- We finish shooting just after midnight, which is actually an early night for us- sometimes we shoot until 2 a.m. Im tired when I drive home. After I get ready for bed- It takes forever to get the make up off- I take some vitamin C and go over my lines for the next day. Before I turn off the lights, I sneak in a few more pages of Interview With the Vampire. One more day complete!

thanx to david bligh for finding it and typing it up for cp.com!